Merovingians
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MEROVINGIANS — a name given to the first dynasty that ruled over France, and which derives its name from Merovig, the founder of the family … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Merovingians — merəʊ vɪndÊ’Ê’n n. member of the Merovingian dynasty … English contemporary dictionary
Merovingian dynasty — Merovingian redirects here. For other uses, see Merovingian (disambiguation). The Kingdom of the Franks expanded from Austrasia, established by the Merovingian dynasty. The Merovingians (also Merovings) were a Salian Frankish dynasty that came to … Wikipedia
Franks — The Franks or Frankish people ( la. Franci or gens Francorum ) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an ethnic group living north and east of the Lower Rhine. Under the Merovingian dynasty, they founded one of the… … Wikipedia
Merovingian Dynasty — (450 751) Ruling family of Frankish Gaul from the mid fifth to the mid eighth century, when it was replaced by Pippin the Short and the Carolingian dynasty. Creators of the most effective and longest lasting successor state to emerge in the… … Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe
Middle Ages — For other uses, see Middle Ages (disambiguation). Medieval and Mediaeval redirect here. For other uses, see Medieval (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Merovingian — The Merovingians (also Merovings) were a Salian Frankish dynasty that came to rule the Franks in a region (known as Francia in Latin) largely corresponding to ancient Gaul from the mid fifth to the mid eighth century. Their politics involved… … Wikipedia
Francia — or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire ( la. imperium Francorum), Frankish Kingdom (Latin: regnum Francorum , Kingdom of the Franks ), Frankish Realm or occasionally Frankland, was the territory inhabited and ruled by the Franks from… … Wikipedia
The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail — Infobox Book name = The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the 2005 illustrated hardcover edition author = Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln illustrator = cover artist = country = UK… … Wikipedia
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
